Daytona Beach

American

[dey-toh-nuh] / deɪˈtoʊ nə /

noun

a city in NE Florida: seashore resort.

Daytona Beach British

/ deɪˈtəʊnə /

noun

a city in NE Florida, on the Atlantic: a resort with a beach of hard white sand, used since 1903 for motor speed trials. Pop: 64 581 (2003 est)

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After graduating and spending two months stacking cases of beer, he decided to become a pilot and enrolled in flight school in Daytona Beach, Fla.

From The Wall Street Journal

At that time, he had been working at Champion Elite Legacy cheerleading gym in south Daytona Beach, which is now closed.

From Los Angeles Times

The new year arrived and, haunted by uncertainty, Williams moved her family to Daytona Beach, Fla., roughly 90 miles away.

From The Wall Street Journal

As in “Cheer,” the aim is to win at the cheerleading nationals in Daytona Beach.

From Los Angeles Times

While it identified certain Florida markets–Fort Myers, Naples, and Daytona Beach—as soft, it said it had minimal exposure to them.

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